Commerce sites can be helpful and deliver exactly what you want or need. In other situations, they can leave you with false hopes, charges on your credit card and very little or nothing to show for it ...

A popular online scam, the mystery box scam, has evolved to include another layer to trick users out of their personal and financial information. Bitdefender researchers say there has been a surge in ...

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If a crypto app or website guarantees high returns with little or no risk, it’s almost certainly a scam. Always check the platform’s regulatory status, reviews from trusted sources and official ...

WALKING INTO A SCAMMERS TRAP. IT’S EASY TO FIND WHAT YOU NEED BY SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, RIGHT? IT’S ALSO VERY EASY FOR SCAMMERS TO SET TRAPS ON THE INTERNET, AND WE’RE SEEING A GROWING NUMBER OF ...

Walmart’s name pops up in Washington’s new consumer-safety crackdown.

A serious new warning has just issued for web users ahead of the holiday season, with a dangerous new threat campaign that will lure millions of users into visiting websites that are not what they ...

California consumers were warned Monday about confidence schemes from fraudulent cryptocurrency websites sometimes referred to as “pig butchering” scams. The typical pig butchering scheme involves a ...

Cryptocurrency exchange Mudrex won a court order asking India's Ministry of Communication to take down as many as 38 websites using the company's name to carry out scams. The Delhi High Court's Aug.

Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining CNET she reported for The Associated Press and Consumer Reports. A Michigan native, she's a long-suffering Detroit sports fan ...